bookrebus Chapter 270: Melee (Part 1)
Chapter 270: Melee (Part 1)
Chapter 270: Melee (Part 1)
The hurricane formed by the pink cherry blossoms enveloped the people above, and petals fell from the huge golden circle that appeared in the sky, covering the entire island with strong winds.
More than a hundred spherical petals appeared in various places, some large and some small, covering the ground. The sudden hurricane made everyone squint their eyes unconsciously.
The petals dispersed, and more than a hundred young men appeared on the spot, all of them fully armed. Among them were some acquaintances that he often saw, and some faces that he had only seen once and had only a general impression of. But without exception, they all held knives at this moment.
A blond young man in a suit and armor was located in the center, with a tattered white cloth draped over his shoulders and a red silk ribbon tied in front of his forehead, with the two longer sections fluttering in the wind behind his head. He was not tall, but his aura could not be ignored.
The young man looked up and made eye contact with the Shinsengumi in the air, then drew his sword and shouted.
"The battle begins!"
The scene that had been paused because of the cherry blossom phenomenon started moving again. With the addition of more than a hundred people, the melee became even more chaotic.
"Tsk..." The young man with short silver-blue hair said unhappily, "It's just a replica..."
"It's been so long and you're still not used to it?" Mutsu no Kami Yoshiyuki, who was passing by, shot an enemy and teased.
"It's just a habit." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi swung his sword expressionlessly.
"After all, Xiaoshan is the best swordsman to appear in Honmaru." Jin Jian, who rushed over from the other end, said this and continued to rush forward.
"Pfft... This is the name my lord used to call me when he was a child." Yamato-no-mori Yasunari, who was also among the first group to appear in the world, laughed. His men continued to attack without stopping, and cut off the enemy's attack with one sword.
"And it has been preserved until now, and everyone calls him that." Kashuu Kiyomitsu, one of the elders of Honmaru, appeared from the side, and with Yasuda, they defeated the surrounding enemies with tacit cooperation back to back.
"This is good, we can separate the two of them." Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada, who came with Horikawa Kunihiro, said softly. He took advantage of the opportunity when the enemy's vision was blocked by the dust and decisively chopped it with a knife, successfully solving the problem.
Sora and Stephen also immediately joined the battlefield, the former even handing over the little paper figure before leaving, then spreading his wings of light and cooperating with his sister to produce various elemental reactions.
"Aren't you going?" Miyin asked in confusion, not seeing that the people around her wanted to leave.
"I'm trying to combine the power of the spell with that of the gem." Gojo Satoru answered, the glimmer in his eyes never dimming since they appeared.
After a brief investigation and seeing that this was indeed the case, Miyin no longer paid attention to him, closed his eyes, and activated his spiritual power again. The short-sleeved shirt was replaced by a kimono, and the silver-white chain reappeared in his hand.
He stuffed the Qingming version of the paper figurine into his belt, wrapped the chain around his wrist, and put his hands together. This time, there were a few more talismans in his palms. With him as the center, invisible energy quickly spread, covering the entire battlefield. All friendly personnel felt a coolness, and their own strength and speed increased a lot. Some people even found that the enemy's attacks could not hit them, and were blocked by an invisible barrier.
Gojo Satoru, who had slightly completed the fusion, looked at his palm and clenched his fist. The energy of the gem was too huge and time was urgent, so he could only fuse to this extent for the time being.
He raised his hand and made a gesture, and blue and red balls appeared. Under the control of the operator, they quickly swept across the battlefield below, clearing a piece of space on the dark ground, but it was soon filled with black.
Seeing that his ability was being used, Rimuru decisively flew upwards, raised his hands, and black lightning flashed in his hands.
"Black Thunder!"
A large area of black lightning emerged from it, covering all enemies in the range and causing a giant explosion comparable to a mushroom cloud.
Seeing this, Shiota Nagisa, who was moving through the crowd with a dagger in hand, lightly jumped into the air on tiptoe. After briefly pausing with his spiritual power, he took out a grenade from his pocket and threw it down. There was a loud bang when it landed, and the explosion even shook the earth.
"Your grenade has been modified, right?" Rimuru was a little surprised when he saw the mushroom cloud that was not much different from his own.
"You guys all have extraordinary abilities. How can I survive with just a dagger?" Shiota Nagisa smiled warmly at him, wiping away the coldness. "So I went to Mr. Qingming to learn some qualitative changes in spiritual power, and also learned how to modify grenades."
Kong and Ying glided over from both sides. Years of tacit understanding allowed them to understand what the other wanted to do with just a glance.
The two of them released vines at the same time, and green grass seeds scattered all over the ground. Ying decisively raised his left hand that was not holding the sword, and purple lightning changed the color of the sky for a moment. As the purple lightning fell to the ground, the grass seeds on the ground exploded one after another. Kong used both hands to wield flames, made a sword flower with his right hand, and inserted the sword straight into the ground. Endless flames spread for several meters with him as the center before stopping. The moment of collision with the lightning caused greater damage, and the grass seeds affected were exploded with double the damage.
Seeing the cooperation between the two, Rimuru whistled, his face full of eagerness: "You are worthy of being the first, then I can't lose!"
With his hands forward and palms facing outward, black lightning appeared again, but this time there was more than that, there was also irregular black mist dancing in it.
"Black Flame Thunder!"
Countless black thunders accompanied by black flames fell from the sky, covering the enemies below like a cage. For a moment, it was difficult to tell whether the black color was his attack or the enemy itself. A mushroom cloud larger than the previous one appeared in the same place, and the ground shook for a long time before stopping, causing Huiyuan Xiong, who was fighting nearby, to almost fall to the ground.
If it weren't for the fact that these time-traveling soldiers couldn't be eaten, Rimuru would have transformed back into his true form and swallowed them all in one gulp!
The wind and waves caused by the mushroom cloud almost blew the shawl off Miyin's shoulders. In order to prevent other people from being affected, he used his spiritual power to control the range to that area. He only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that no friendly forces were accidentally injured.
"Rimuru! Calm down a bit!"
"Haha! Sorry, sorry!" Rimuru realized that he had indeed gone too far and scratched the back of his head, laughing heartily. Then he dived to join the battlefield. This time he did restrain a lot of strength, but he was still a bomber.
The little paper man poked his head out from the black belt. The collision of black and white made him look like a small pendant on the other person's waist.
"Aren't you going down?" Qingming asked.
"I have to protect them, and I have to protect you as well." Miyin, who had been using her spiritual power to provide a protective shield for her companions from the beginning, had sweat on her forehead. "I brought you here, and the others are my friends too. I can't just watch them get hurt."
"You're wasting too much energy like this." The little paper figurine raised its head, its tone somewhat helpless. "Don't let this enemy be defeated before you, a general, fall first."
"No, I'm in the prime of temporarily unblocking now."
But this is not going to work. Miyin took out his box from his sleeve. After the magic cube appeared, it split into twenty-seven small cubes and fell down. With the help of his perception, he quickly flew across half of the battlefield and joined the battle.
Seeing this, Qingming said no more. The little paper man continued to squeeze himself in and found a place to nestle.
If he came in person, he could still be used as a fighting force, but now he is just a wisp of spiritual consciousness attached to the little paper man. At most, he can only be regarded as a mascot and has no fighting power at all.
In that case, it's better to stay home and not cause any more trouble...
Qingming thought so.